Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois State University Women's Golf
Normal, IL · the Redbirds · Illinois State University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$426k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$47,328
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Illinois State University fields a women's golf team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $425,954, about the median of $473k — $47,328 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's golf programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,835,397 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,049 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#159Team budgetof 279 · Division I#183Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#56Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#1APRof 279 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$425,954 for the year
- Operating expenses$91,590 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,328 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,835,397 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,049 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$123,794 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jackie Szymoniak head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school golf players85,385 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,285 279 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 37 2.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's golf recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →18,450undergraduates · 20,989 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 20,884 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1230
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Women's Golf
Full picture →9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 99
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $425,954 $47,328 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,835,397
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $123,794
Cost
Full picture →$20,871net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,121 in-state · $23,479 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Illinois State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Golf program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,871 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 18,450Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Golf programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 1 | 12 | $74k | — | 45% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | 7 | $6k | — | 88% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 35 | 8 | $667k | 1000 | 77% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 46 | 8 | $94k | — | 54% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 9 | $1.1M | 1000 | 44% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 63 | 6 | $128k | — | 84% | |
| Knox College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 78 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 83 | 5 | $105k | 1000 | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 85 | 5 | $60k | — | 75% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 89 | 10 | $255k | 993 | 75% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 89 | 8 | $233k | — | 73% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 2 | $18k | — | 87% |
Other women's golf programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley University room for 1 | 8 | $667k | $83,330 | 1000 | vs | |
| Belmont University room for 1 | 8 | $471k | $58,891 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 1 | 8 | $461k | $57,604 | 983 | vs | |
| Illinois State University at cap | 9 | $426k | $47,328 | 1000 | vs | |
| Murray State University 1 over cap | 10 | $422k | $42,154 | 993 | vs | |
| Drake University at cap | 9 | $418k | $46,493 | 991 | vs | |
| Indiana State University room for 1 | 8 | $338k | $42,248 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 4 over cap | 13 | $295k | $22,726 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 1 over cap | 10 | $294k | $29,423 | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 2 | 7 | $217k | $30,989 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 2 over cap | 11 | $171k | $15,549 | 1000 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked